Macaroni Taco bake

Well another visit to Facebook and another recipe.  This time it was my sister-in-law, Kim, that posted this.

I knew it would be something that I would enjoy.  And I have.

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
3 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
8 oz container sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Garnish: green onions, chopped

Stuff you will need

Dutch Oven
Colander
Mixing bowl
Cheese grater
Heat resistant spoon
Cutting board
Sharp knife
9 x 14 inch baking dish
Pam cooking spray

Directions

Cook your macaroni in the dutch oven and drain in the colander.

Combine cooked macaroni, sour cream and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese in a bowl. Spoon macaroni mixture into a lightly greased 9 x 14 inch baking pan. 

Brown beef in the same dutch oven, over medium heat. Once the hamburger is cooked, stir in diced tomatoes and seasoning mix.  Continue to cook till it's bubbly.

Top the macaroni with beef mixture

Top the ground beef with the remaining cheese and onions. 

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Pro Tip, you can avoid the layers and just mix everything in the dutch oven (one less item to clean up).  This what I did in the picture, above.  But if your looking for a more aesthetically pleasing dish, do the layers.

Your comments and suggestions are ALWAYS welcome.

Peanut butter blossom cookies

Well hello again!

Fancy meeting you here.  Well, about 5 or 6 weeks ago, my neighbor, Mag Slade, and Tonya immediately shared it to my Facebook profile.  Well, today, being Mother's Day 2020, Tonya insisted that I make the cookies.

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

1/3 cup sugar

Package of Chocolate buds/kisses 

Stuff you will need

Stand Mixer
Cookie sheets (at least 2)
Parchment paper

Directions

Put first 10 items into a mixing bowl and beat on low speed until dough forms.  Shape into small 1 inch balls.

Roll in sugar and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.  DO NOT press down.  Bake at 375 F for 12 minutes.

Top with a chocolate kiss as soon as it comes out of the oven.  Press down until the cookie cracks around the edges.

Pro Tips

Make sure you got more than 36 kisses as that's about how many cookies your going to be making.  Learn by my fail, unwrap the Kisses ahead of time.  I had about 5 minutes left on the timer and noticed the Kisses were individually wrapped in tin foil.

Comments and suggestions are ALWAYS welcome.